Chapter 303: Heavy Casualties

After speaking, a blue light suddenly exploded, transforming into countless tiny meteoric light spots that surged into the dense swarm of crawling black ants, instantly causing heavy casualties. The black ants, having suffered heavy damage, clearly had no intention of retreating; instead, they were provoked into emitting sharp shrieks and lunged at the three of them even more frantically.

At this critical juncture, Wang Zhenqiu and Xiao Qing, who had originally been on the defensive, immediately took action. The former brandished the Long Sword in his hand, leaving behind dazzling white streaks in the air; every time it touched an enemy, it triggered ripples of shockwaves that knocked them back. The latter moved through the enemy swarm like a ghost, accurately striking vital points with every move.

Just as the battle was gradually falling into a stalemate, a strange sound came from not far away. Everyone looked up to see a giant black ant, much larger than the others and radiating a deep red light, slowly walking over. It was clearly the leader of this wave of attacks and the most troublesome presence in the current situation.

"Whose child is that, being so big?" Wang Zhenqiu joked, then said seriously, "It looks like we need to concentrate our firepower to take it out first."

"I have a way," Lin Xuan said with a nod. He immediately closed his eyes and began a short, complex incantation, while at the same time, energy fluctuations that were becoming so dense they were almost tangible swirled around his body.

When the last word of the incantation fell, Lin Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, shooting out two beams of sharp light, while pressing his palms together downward. In an instant, all the mutated ants present seemed to be under an invisible restraint, their movements stalling. Immediately following this, a circle of pale purple barrier rose around the leader-level creature, completely isolating it from the other individuals.

"Now!"

Hearing the call from their companions, Wang Zhenqiu leaped high to strike the master of the enemy army, the sharp blade in his hand flashing with a cold light as it pierced into its chest like a meteor. At the same time, Xiao Qing seized the opportunity to launch continuous attacks before the opponent could react, hitting the target accurately every single time.

Finally, as this giant ant fell to the ground and died in resentment, the remaining ordinary members began to panic. Sensing this, the three launched their final offensive without mercy, until the entire batch of intruders was completely cleared away...

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the crisis had been resolved and preparing to continue forward, an unusual sound suddenly rang out again from afar... "Could there be other types of enemies?" Xiao Qing frowned, her eyes full of confusion and doubt.

"I don't know who it could be..." Wang Zhenqiu said, tightening his grip on the sword hilt, "In any case, we must be careful." The three looked at each other, their eyes filled with the same vigilance.

Wang Zhenqiu held the Long Sword, its cold light flickering in the night, his eyes revealing a sense of perseverance and determination. "Lin Xuan, Xiao Qing, are you ready? We're going up!"

"I've been waiting for this," Lin Xuan grinned, forming seals with his hands. The surrounding air seemed to begin to distort with his movements, forming a mass of invisible pressure that surged toward the swarms of ants rushing toward them.

Xiao Qing gently waved the short staff in her hand, and suddenly the surroundings turned lush and green; countless vines burst from the ground, entangling the Zerg army crawling in front. Her gaze was firm, but she did not forget to cast a gentle look at the people beside her, "Don't let your guard down."

Faced with the sudden powerful opponents, those seemingly mindless giant ants seemed to display extraordinary intelligence—the front row suddenly changed the direction of their charge, splitting off to the left and right, trying to bypass the area that had already been controlled in the middle to continue their offensive against the three. Immediately after, several creatures with sizes significantly larger than the ordinary soldier level slowly approached from the rear of the formation...

"It seems these guys aren't without organization at all!" Wang Zhenqiu exclaimed, then turned to face the enemy approaching from the right, swinging his blade horizontally; the peerless sharp aura instantly severed several thick leg segments. "Give me some room, brother!"

At almost the same time, Lin Xuan, who was responsible for dealing with the monsters on the left, also unleashed his own methods: he suddenly pushed his right hand forward, and circles of transparent fluctuations gathered at his fingertips, finally condensing into several light orbs that spread out in all directions. Wherever they passed, both soil and stones were blasted away by the invisible force!

However, the most amazing thing was Xiao Qing in the center; she did not engage the enemy head-on like the other two, but adopted another, more marvelous method... The growth rate of the already lush plants suddenly accelerated many times over, rapidly expanding the space they could reach; at the same time, a huge net-like structure woven from emerald green branches was completed without anyone noticing, sealing off the target area and wrapping up all the bugs that intended to sneak attack or retreat.

"Hey, how about it, my 'Life Ring'?" In the gap between battles, Xiao Qing couldn't help but proudly ask her two companions, "The effect is pretty good, right?"

"Uh-huh, it's indeed quite powerful," Lin Xuan nodded in agreement, but his words were mixed with a hint of teasing, "It's just too exhausting, after all, who told you to always like to take on so much by yourself."

Hearing this, Xiao Qing just shook her head gently, "There's no help for it, someone has to do these things. And I don't feel tired... oh no, I should say that seeing you two able to safely exert your respective abilities makes me feel very happy."

Just as everyone was preparing for the next step, tremors suddenly came from a distant place—clearly, this was not the effect of an ordinary earthquake, because under the influence of that subtle yet continuous power, even the ground under their feet began to show fine cracks...

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction where the sound originated: "This is... what's going on? Could it be that even more powerful guys are about to appear?"

"Regardless, let's prepare to meet the challenge first." Wang Zhenqiu broke the silence first, his tone calm but filled with a desire for battle.

"Yes, since that's the case, we must be even more united," Lin Xuan replied, a confident smile curling at the corner of his mouth, "After all, no matter how difficult the situation we encounter, as long as the three of us are together, we can overcome all difficulties."

"That's right," Xiao Qing looked at the other two with a smile, "No matter what, please remember to trust each other."

The three exchanged glances, their hearts filled with tacit understanding. At this moment, it seemed that no difficulty could stop their forward pace.